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December 2005 
Volume 1, Number 10

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HEADLINES 

1. Start Planning for SID 2006 with Updated Web Site

2. SID '06 Abstracts Still Being Accepted

3. SID 2006 Business, Investors Conferences Still Accepting Presenters

4. Reminder: Nominations Being Accepted for 2005 Display of the Year Awards

5. IDRC 2006 Seeks Paper Submissions

6. LEDs in Displays One-Day Technical and Business Conference

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Start Planning for SID 2006 with Updated Web Site

With the 2006 Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition now less than 6 months away, SID has launched the official SID 2006 Web site at www.sid2006.org. Designed to help you plan the best possible experience at SID '06, www.sid2006.org will be continually updated with new information, leading up to SID '06, which will take place June 4-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, USA.

Among the features currently available at www.sid2006.org are:

• Online hotel reservations

• Local maps and links to the Moscone Center, San Francisco International Airport, local shopping and restaurants

• Up-to-date exhibitor list and exhibition floor plan

• Key dates leading up to the conference

Check back in future months to view the preliminary program, honors and awards winners, and sponsorship information.

Reminder: SID 2006 Late News Abstracts Still Being Accepted

It's not too late to submit Late News papers for presentation at SID 2006. The Society will accept Late News abstracts through January 20, 2006.

SID had received approximately 660 paper submissions for the 2006 Symposium by the initial deadline for abstracts and technical summaries in early December, and the SID '06 Program Committee is expecting a total of around 700 by the Late News deadline. Last year's conference saw the technical symposium extended from three days to four after a record-high 450 papers were accepted for oral and poster presentations. SID 2006 organizers anticipate that a similar number of papers will be accepted for this year's Symposium.

The Society will consider papers addressing any of the Symposium's 12 topics: Active-Matrix Devices, Applications, Applied Vision/Human Factors, Display Electronics, Display Manufacturing, Display Measurement, Display Systems, Emissive Displays, FEDs and CRTs, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs), Projection Displays, and Liquid-Crystal and Other Non-Emissive Displays.

To download the Final Call for Papers, which contains more specifics on these categories as well as instructions for submission, visit www.sid.org/conf/sid2006/call.pdf.

The SID 2006 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition will take place June 4-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, USA. For more information, visit www.sid2006.org.

SID 2006 Business, Investors Conferences Still Accepting Presenters

Since its inception in 2003, the SID Business Conference has become a mainstay at the annual SID Symposium, attracting 644 attendees at SID 2005 in Boston. According to Conference Chair Aris Silzars, the 2006 SID Business Conference, which will be part of the 2006 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition in San Francisco, will feature all-new topics and presentations, focusing on the incredible growth and changes in the worldwide display business, with the goal of attracting the largest and strongest audience in the Conference's history.

Silzars reports he is currently screening potential speakers from a strong slate of interested presenters, and only those with the strongest qualifications and highest level of expertise will be invited to participate at the 2006 Business Conference. The Business Conference is designed to provide executives, entrepreneurs, program managers, marketers, investment analysts and other professionals in all sectors of the electronic information-display industry with an unparalleled comprehensive view of every aspect of the business, from technology tradeoffs, to market and business dynamics.

Silzars adds that while slots on the program are filling up quickly, he will consider potential speakers with a high level of expertise on the business of displays who have a unique perspective to share with Business Conference attendees. If you are interested in presenting and believe you bring a singular viewpoint to this area, contact Silzars at silzars@attglobal.net.

In addition, SID '06 will also feature the SID 2006 Investors Conference, after a successful debut at SID 2005 in Boston. The Investors Conference, co-sponsored by investment firm SG Cowen & Co., allows public and private display companies to present themselves to a broad audience of financial professionals, including securities analysts, portfolio managers, individual investors, mergers-and-acquisitions specialists, venture capitalists and display-company executives.

The 2006 Investors Conference program is quickly being filled as well, but Conference Chair Elliott Schlam will still entertain pitches from qualified, interested presenters who can offer a one-of-a-kind outlook to this specialized audience. If you are interested, contact Schlam via e-mail at eschlam@aol.com.

Reminder: Deadline for 2005 Display of the Year Awards Nominations is December 31

The last two weeks of 2005 mark the final chance to send in nominations for the 11th SID/Information Display Magazine 2005 Display of the Year Awards (DYAs), the industry's most prestigious awards. To be eligible, a product must have been introduced and been commercially available at some time between November 1, 2004 and December 31, 2005, which is also the deadline for submitting nominations.

The awards categories have been tweaked for the 2005 DYAs. Gold and Silver awards will be handed out in each of the following three categories:

Display of the Year Award
This award is granted for a display with novel and outstanding features such as new physical or chemical effects, or a new addressing method. Examples of appropriate nominations are: LC, plasma or OLED displays; bistable displays; or HDTV displays with novel means of rendering fast-moving images.

Display Application of the Year Award
This award is granted for a novel and outstanding application of a display, where the display itself is not necessarily a new device. Examples of appropriate nominations for this category are: a camera with a display used as a viewfinder; a display used as an electronic book; a mobile phone with a display or displays used for still or moving images; or a novel projection system with known display components.

Display Component of the Year Award
This award is granted for a novel component that has significantly enhanced the performance of a display. A component is sold as a separate part destined to be incorporated into a display. A component may also include display-enhancing materials and/or parts fabricated with new processes. Examples of appropriate nominations in this category are: a polarizer, an electrophoretic laminate, or an LED used as a backlight.

To nominate a product, component or application for a 2005 Display of the Year Award, visit www.sid.org/awards/dya.html and download the nomination form. The forms must be completed entirely (including supporting documentation) and submitted by December 31, 2005. Complete instructions for submitting nominations are provided on the Web site.

The 2005 DYAs will be announced and presented at the 2006 SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, which will take place June 4-9, 2006 in San Francisco. For more information on the conference, visit www.sid2006.org.

IDRC 2006 Seeks Paper Submissions

The 26th International Display Research Conference (IDRC), which will take place Sept. 18-21, 2006, at the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, has published its first Call for Papers. Papers in all areas of display research will be considered for presentation at IDRC 2006. The deadline for paper submission is May 10, 2006.

The conference will feature a technical conference, workshops on flexible displays and an introduction to display technology, and evening programs that will include a look at the pioneers of display research at the RCA labs.

In addition, conference attendees will have the opportunity for lab-based author interviews and technology discussions, and an open-house tour of the Liquid Crystal Institute.
To view the call for papers, which includes instructions on abstract submissions, please visit www.sid.org/conf/idrc2006/call.pdf.

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UPCOMING SID EVENTS

LEDs In Displays
One Day Technical and Business Conference
Organized by SID LA Chapter
January 13, 2006
Costa Mesa, California

SID's Los Angeles chapter will host a one-day focused technical and business conference on the use of LEDs in displays. The conference will take place on January 13, 2006, at the Costa Mesa Country Club in Costa Mesa, California.

The conference will examine the state of the art and fundamentals of high-brightness LEDs and non-imaging optics (NIO); provide background for further technical papers that will cover the latest information in the use of LEDs (white & RGB) in applications with: micro to large-scale non-emissive displays. Display applications that will be covered include microdisplays (goggles to RPHDTVs/LCoS to MEMS), LCDs (from small-diagonal color STN to large-screen AMLCD panels with expanded color gamut); and direct view and projection, including color field-sequential imaging (CSFI).

To view the Advanced Program and for information on how to register, visit http://www.sidchapters.org/la.